How to Make a Rain Gutter Racetrack | DIY Backyard Games

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Published 2020-06-08
Making a backyard racetrack out of gutters is an easy and inexpensive way to bring countless hours of joy to kids of all ages. Daniel Coleman (from "The Wall" series) shows several fun track customization ideas, from a 30' free-standing double track to a 90' fence-mounted track with hills, tunnels, ramps & water hazards.

STEPS:
00:29 - Gutter style & material to use
00:51 - Simple on-ground installation
01:30 - Building posts for a free-standing track
01:39 - Hanging the gutters with brackets
02:24 - Installing the track on a fence
02:37 - Creating a rolling hills segment
02:56 - Creating a 90-degree tunnel
03:32 - Creating a ramp w/ water hazard

MATERIALS:
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45-degree PVC elbows - low.es/370JesA
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3' dowel - low.es/3cxt1MU
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Yellow electrical tape - low.es/372IPpC
DEWALT 20V drill - low.es/3gYbalo
DEWALT 20V jigsaw - low.es/35oveYO
Kobalt 10" miter saw - low.es/2XYlEJ0

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All Comments (21)
  • @lowes
    This was one of my favorite projects EVER. If you end up trying it, I wanna hear how it goes!!
  • @dannyervin3486
    AWESOME for kids and kids at heart. Nothing like racing Grandkids and knowing you might just win!
  • @MG-id7hl
    Wow...how ingenious and how obvious. Ive been following 3d Botmaker and their diecast racing for a few years....but never figured out how i might develop a track. I can customize the cars and now you've given me the inspiration to develop my own racetrack lay out. Many thanks...Mike
  • @larrybottjen5643
    Oh man!! This is exactly what I was looking for!! My gransdson will LOVE this! Thanks!
  • @zo2dak
    Thank you, "Danny Go", this will be awesome for my toddler's Matchbox and Hot Wheels vehicles.
  • @toriam15
    This is awesome! What a cool dad.
  • @hlucienne
    OH MY GOSH! We have to do this for our grandkids!!!
  • @kjg9926
    I was confused as to why Maddie subscribed to this channel but now I understand.
  • @paulodasilva5499
    I honestly Can't wait to do something similar for my daughter this week. Thanks for this video!
  • @kea5763
    This is the best one so far, the creator has taken much/most/just enough of the tedium of figuring out; the yellow tape speed bumps, exact angles for jumps, width of the jump- through-dirty-water-bucket measurement etc etc... And to think I clicked on it by accident! You definitely need more fun content like this on your channel! BTW I can see adults racing marbles and or golf balls, while drinking, at the barbecue, of course after letting the kids play with their toy cars. LOL Perfect parent and child family build project for young kids all the way to preteen, imho.
  • @ReaganVFilms
    LOWES IS ALWAYS AWESOME WITH Ideas EVERY TIME!!!